MrUpUpUp's Blog

Tried out the boat ride in the Singapore Zoo recently. The boat glides slowly in the Seletar Reservoir which is next to the zoo. Really enjoyed the peaceful boat ride. The boat ride was cooling and was a respite from the hot day at the Singapore Zoo. Boat ride costs about $5 per person - unlimited rides for the whole day. omar - the boat boat ride  chimp working for food at the log animal show love the facial features balancing act - striped black and white child on the boat  mousedeer Proboscis Monkey Colourful reptiles/lizards

Had a nice meal of MOS burger at Toa Payoh Hub. Had the Teriyaki chicken burger and ebi prawn burger with their thick fries and grape soda. Posted a video of the meal live from MOS Burger! The video had a funny dialogue from Mrupupup.

Had a nice dinner experience at 15 Minutes which is a comfortable eating place located in Lasalle College of the Arts (McNally Street Singapore). The arts/music/design cafe place has a mixture of long wooden benches and tables which brought me back to memories of old school days of eating with friends in the tuckshop. '15 minutes' serves a wide variety of food. We had the chef's burger and 'pomodoro mushroom & nuts' penne pasta (taste unique and nice). The people in the cafe were all relax and having conversations through out the evening. Like this place because there a creative vibe which I totally appreciate. Nice, Nice! Quote from Andy Warhol (famous artist) "In the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes". The cafe lives up to its name by allowing people to be famous for 15mins through creative arts like playing music at the cafe.

Had a Leap Year celebration on 29 Feb 2012 @ Lenas (Bugis Junction). Well, it is only once in 4 years we can celebrate a leap year. Yeah! Be happy, for life is too short. Had a 'Super Supreme' 12 inch thin crusted pizza, pint of Hoegaarden, apple & caramel dessert. All food items shared among two persons. So Nice, Nice, Nice!

Had a wonderful lunch at the Straits Kitchen @ Hyatt Hotel Singapore. All thanks to the good folks of History Asia Channel. Never been to the Straits Kitchen @ Hyatt Hotel, the buffet lunch spread was fantastic. We had so much food in our bellies. There were Indian cusine, Japanese food, fresh fruit juices, nonya cakes, local stir fry delights, grilled seafood, meats, wonderful desserts and all food items very, very, very nice. Burp! Think i just take the photos and let you enjoy the food spread with your eyes.

Went to visit the Intan - a Peranakan House Museum which holds many personal collections of the Peranakan culture. Peranakan culture is created due to the inter-marriages of Chinese immigrants with Malay or Indian races. Peranakan culture can be found in parts of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The visit to the Intan was complementary for me due to the good folks in History Asia. The Intan is a special museum as it serves as a residence for the owner and private useum to hold all the Peranakan artefacts which are of a high value. The Intan contains many Perankan artefacts on display - beaded shoes, special furniture, exquisite bowls, antiques of high craftmanship and special historical artefacts that are not commonly found in the Perankan culture. The Intan Peranakan Museum is located at 69 Joo Chiat Terrace, Singapore, and needs special permission from the owner to visit the place. Its ok, I took some photographs of the Intan for your viewing pleasure.

Well, there is a Japanese Soba shop at Nex Mall - Shimbahsi Soba. Shimbashi Soba is located within Shokutsu 10 at basement 1 in Serangoon Nex Mall. They specialise in Japanese Soba noodles handmade from freshly ground buckwheat. We had a set meal which comes with soba with 'mochi' pieces inside the soup, japanese rice, japanese cucumbers, mushrooms, radishes and orange slices. Its a pretty healthy meal.

Spent a nice evening wandering around the Chang Beach Park area. Its was nice to see people fishing, enjoying the breeze, looking at planes from Changi Airport and children playing in the sea. The day was beautiful in the Changi Beach Park area. Fishing boys Chang Ferry Point Sunset at Changi Beach Children playing and being happy Walkway along Changi Point Changi Point Changi North Road to Changi Beach Park